Sleek design and Samsung Pay integration make the J7 Pro the company's best showing yet in the Galaxy J series.

Samsung has a long history of reusing components in its budget devices. It has done so to varying amounts of success in the past, and we've seen several models in the Galaxy J series running horribly outdated hardware. The Galaxy J lineup is now in its third generation, and Samsung is finally taking steps to address the issue.

Although the Galaxy J7 Pro is powered by the Exynos 7870 Octa —which made its debut in last year's J7 2016 — the company has rolled out updates in other areas — the phone has a 1080p panel, an all-new metallic chassis, 64GB of internal storage, Samsung Experience 8.1 UX based on Nougat, and Samsung Pay integration. The last point is crucial, as the J7 Pro is the first mid-range phone from Samsung to offer its digital payments service.

But is that enough to make the J7 Pro relevant in a segment that features the likes of the Redmi Note 4 and the Moto G5 Plus? Let's find out.

Samsung Galaxy j7 pro specification

Galaxy J7 Pro Hardware

Chinese manufacturers have been offering phones with all-metal designs for several generations now, but Samsung has been slow to incorporate it into its Galaxy J series. The J7 2016 featured a metal frame and a plastic back, and with the J7 Pro, we're finally getting an aluminum unibody design. And it looks great.

I’m old enough to remember the first Sony Playstation, and
truthfully, I freak out a bit when people tell me their first console
was the PS2 or PS3.

Those people actually consider the PS1 “retro”,
which means I’m just old. But those people also missed out on some truly
incredible Sony games (for that day and age, anyway).

Those games
included the PS1 versions Gran Turismo 2, Tekken 3, Metal Gear Solid,
and more.

Of course those gamers who can list the PS2 and PS3 and
their first console are quickly aging too. After all, it’s entirely
likely that most people in today’s generation will have their first
video game experience on a smartphone. Perhaps that’s why it’s so cool
to hear the news that Sony has created a gaming division specifically
designed to bring its Playstation titles to iOS and Android.

Generation
Smartphone will soon be able to experience the “retro” games many of us
reading this grew up with. Here’s everything you need to know.